Howell, T.R. 1949 S. V. daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 26 (cont'd.) 10:10 d. from S. to dead asp, to asp by nest, to nest tree, around its holes; to nest, looks in slightly, then above it; another saps up now; they chase each other a few yds, silently. D. back to nest, 2 feeds, off to NW. 10:13 - yelps from thicket; tattooing from about 30yds W. 10:15-n. from NE, 1 feed, to W. 10:17-dzn from E. thicket, 2-3 feeds, to asp 6 ft off, picks. 10:20-to pines few feet away. N. squks; to nest from NE, 10:24; '2 feeds, off as d. up to branch; d. 2 looks, 1 feed; over to dzn; squks; d. back to nest, seems to pick at inner rim again, finally in; cleans nest to pine few feet short of usual; back to nest, rim-picking, in; 10:26 cleans nest; back to below nest up to it, in. At 10:24, tattooing heard from W. 10:28-d. cleans nest to alternate tree; now n. to nest; squks; numerous looks +/-or feeds, as d. off to S.; n. to branch, then to W. 10:29- dzn tonest, numerous looks and/or feeds, with pauses between. 10:31 dzn to asp 6ft off; must have had its head in nest 20 times, the most I have seen. Now out of sight - no; sits in "usual" pine.- now out of sight again; 2 screams from that pine, and at 10:34, squks. 10:35-d.from S, several looks and/or feeds, then to branch. Now n. from NE, squks, d. away, n. 2 looks, 1 feed; squks from thicket, 2 saps there. N to NE. 10:43 dzn from E. thicket to branch by nest; d.from S. to nest, squks; d. 2 feed, scratches ear, to above nest, picks; dzn to nest, squks, d.to W., dzn 2-3 feeds, pauses, looks around, then to asp 6ft off, then out of sight somewhere. 10:47-n. and another arrive at nest from different directions at same time; squks. n. gets to nest 1st, other away. N 3looks 1 feed, to W. 10:48- d. from S, 3/4 looks, in. Now dzn to nest, looks in, squks, around to trees nearby, then to thicket.